Subject: Tune Add: Wreck of the Athens Queen (Stan Rogers) From: MMario Date: 28 May 03 - 08:55 AM X:1 T:The Wreck of the Athens Queen C:Stan Rogers N:'Songs from Fogarty's Cove' I:abc2nwc M:4/4 L:1/8 K:C z6C C|C3E G2F2|E D3C2D2|E2C2A,2G, C-| w:We were drink-ing down to Read-y's house, When first we heard the blow._ C4z2c2|c3d e2d2|c B3A2G2|A2G2E2G A-| w:It seemed to come from Rip-per Rock So bold-ly forth we go_ A4z2c2|c3d e2d2|c2B2A2G2|A2G2E2G2| w:And sure e-nough a rust-y tub Could just be bare-ly A4c3c|A2G2E2G G-|G2E C- C2D2|E2A,2A, G,3| w:seen As her stern was high up in_ the air_ We made out A-thens A,4A3A|G2E2(D C) B,2|C4z4|z8|z8 w:Queen Oh the Love-ly A_-thens Queen |
Subject: Chords Add: WRECK OF THE ATHENS QUEEN (Stan Rogers From: Dan Calder Date: 03 Jan 01 - 06:00 AM Here you go. Enjoy, Dan THE WRECK OF THE ATHENS QUEEN Words and music by Stan Rogers © 1976
We were (A)drinking (A/G#)down to (F#m)Ready's (F#m/E)house,
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stan Rogers Athens Queen From: Willie-O Date: 03 Jan 01 - 05:46 AM ES, it's quality, not quantity. And that person-of-unspecified gender "Trad" has more contributions to RUS. As for the chords, C-descending to Am, quick F, quick G, C for the first line. Then C, Am, F for the second and third lines, finally C desc> Am F C G C. If you sing it in C, anyway. W-O (aka Bill Cameron) |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: stan Rogers Athens Queen From: Extra Stout Date: 03 Jan 01 - 02:05 AM The lyrics to all the songs on the CD are included in "Remembering Stan Rogers, An East Coast Tribute II" (Atlantica Music 02 50561). I can't make a list in a column,but the songs are The Wreck of the Athens Queen, Sailor's Rest, The Bluenose, The Jeannie C., White Squall, Giant, Fisherman's Wharf, Rolling Down to Old Maui, The Flowers of Bermuda, Delivery Delayed, Working Joe, Oh No, Not I, So Blue, and Barret's Privateers. I'm told its out of print, but my daughter found it in the fifteenth record shop she visited. I had never heard of Rogers, but my son-in-law thought I'd like Barrett's Privateers. He was right. Does anybody have more songs in Rise Up Singing than Rogers? |
Subject: RE: Chord Req: stan Rogers Athens Queen From: chullainn Date: 03 Jan 01 - 12:44 AM Can anyone help with chords for Athens Queen? I *know* it's probably very simple to work out, but I am simpler yet. Thanks |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: stan Rogers Athens Queen From: Bill Cameron Date: 23 Nov 99 - 08:54 AM I've heard that one too, related to a specific location on one of the points in south-east Newfoundland. Definitely not a factor in the incident Mowat describes, which involved a ship that should have been broken up for scrap years before, and occurred I believe in the Belle Isle Straits area. As for Mowat getting barred from entering the States, has it happened again? During the Reagan era he made some joke about shooting down American bombers if they ventured over his Ontario farm enroute to test Cruise missiles--this resulted in his being barred from the U.S, which he considered hilarious as well as a badge of honour. He's not really dangerous unless you're throwing a hoity-toity literary cocktail party. Lately the right-wing press has taken him to task for allegedly exaggerating his Arctic experience and blurring the line between fiction and non-fiction...in a book he wrote about fifty years ago, "People of the Deer". Big freakin deal. Bill |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: stan Rogers Athens Queen From: Musicman Date: 23 Nov 99 - 03:53 AM there is a story not necessarily to do with the origins of this song in particular, but of the fact of the Newfoundlanders obtaining materials from these wrecks.... I have a buddy in NFLD, who will remain anonymys to protect the innocent, who relays the following stories... It is a well know fact that when a shipped is wrecked on the coastline, once the salvage companies have given up on the vessel, it then becomes fair game to the island folk. They will take their dories and go to sea in the worst of weather to gain any materials that might be of any use left on the ship... However, it is unofficially reported that in some areas along the coast, the NFLDers would actually set false lights to lure the ships onto the rocks when they were needing supplies..... Not confirmed to my knowledge (limited), but an interesting twist, and quite probable..... I would think.... Love the song myself, sing it whenever I get the chance.... |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: stan Rogers Athens Queen From: Owlkat Date: 22 Nov 99 - 09:36 PM Joe, How the heck did you do that? Really, I can be taught. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: stan Rogers Athens Queen From: Dave Swan Date: 22 Nov 99 - 06:12 PM See also Born Naked, Mowat's autobiography. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: stan Rogers Athens Queen From: lamarca Date: 22 Nov 99 - 05:47 PM Thanks, Bill, I'll look for those - the only Mowat I've read is "Never Cry Wolf" (I love the mouse recipes...) and two I read as a kid, "The Dog Who Wouldn't Be" and "The Boat Who Wouldn't Float", neither of which I remember much about except I liked them. I've been steamed when I read that he's been denied entry into the USA again because of his "objectionable" politics - I assume our State Dept. is ticked off about his writing against our corporate rape of habitats and wildlife...The Right to Free Speech evidently doesn't apply to foreigners who criticize our government and industries! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: stan Rogers Athens Queen From: Bill Cameron Date: 22 Nov 99 - 05:23 PM Funny you should ask--I love to answer that question, cause I found out the answer by accident! (And no one's ever asked before). You may be familiar with the Canadian writer Farley Mowat. Stan certainly was since Mowat is one of our cultural eminences (now a sort of aged enfant terrible in the literary scene). Mowat wrote two books, many years ago, chronicling the activities of certain deepwater salvage tugs in the North Atlantic--the books are "Grey Seas Under" (1959) and "The Serpents Coil" (1962). One of them recounts an anecdote with a lot of similarities to "Wreck of the Athens Queen", concerning the wreck of an ancient tramp freighter which was the oceangoing home of an extended Greek family, so they had all kinds of goats and chickens and so on on board. In this case, the salvage attempt had been abandoned due to terrible weather, which sent the 200' ocean-going tug running for shelter--only to encounter, on her way into harbour, a bunch of hardy Newfoundlanders heading out to the wreck (now fair game) in dories and little Cape Islanders and what have you. Both these books are a damn good read if you like that kind of thing--and I believe there's more song-fodder in those pages yet! The liner notes, as I recall, mention that Stan finished the song just in time to record it, and hardly ever played it again. Wish I could toss 'em out and throw them back like that. Bill
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: stan Rogers Athens Queen From: lamarca Date: 22 Nov 99 - 03:33 PM I've always loved this song! Does anyone know if this was based on an actual incident, or just a character sketch of "salvagers" in general? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: stan Rogers Athens Queen From: stoddard19@aol.com Date: 22 Nov 99 - 10:58 AM Thanks very much. I have been trying to find those words for a long time. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: stan Rogers Athens Queen From: Owlkat. Date: 21 Nov 99 - 04:27 PM Poop. Oh well, there are the words. Go boldly forth and folk. |
Subject: Lyr Add: WRECK OF THE ATHENS QUEEN (Stan Rogers) From: Owlkat Date: 21 Nov 99 - 04:23 PM Well, it just so happens that I added it to my database two days ago. Here are the words. I haven't quite got the formatting thing down pat, so you may have to copy it to your word processor, and monkey with it a bit. As far as chords go, if you know the song, you'll be able to figure it out. Anyway, here goes... THE WRECK OF THE ATHENS QUEEN Words and music by Stan Rogers © 1976 We were drinking down to Ready's house, When first we heard the blow. It seemed to come from Ripper Rock So boldly forth we go And sure enough a rusty tub Could just be barely seen As her stern was high up in the air We made out Athens Queen Oh the Lovely Athens Queen Me boys I must remind you There's a bottle left inside So let us go and have few And wait until low tide And if the sea's not claimed her When the glasses are licked clean We ill then set for the some dories, lads And see what may be seen On the Lovely Athens Queen Some songs and old tall stories then Came out to pass the time Nor could a single bottle Keep us all until low tide And so it was before we left The house we were at sea So I scarcely can remember how We made the Athens Queen Oh the Lovely Athens Queen Oh the waves inside me belly Were as high as those outside And though I'm never seasick I lost dinner overside 'Twas well there was no crew to save For we'd have scared 'em green We could scarcely keep ourselves from falling Off the Athens Queen Oh the Lovely Athens Queen Well, Ready goes straight down below And comes up with a cow "Hello", I said, " what would you be Wanting with that now? You'll never take a cow home In a dory in such seas." "Well, me son", he says, "I've always fancied Fresh cream in my tea 'Fore the lovely Athens Queen I headed for the galley, then, As I was rather dry And glad I was to get there quick For what should I espy? Oh what a shame it would have been For to lose it all at sea Forty cases of the best Napolean Brandy ever seen From the Lovely Athens Queen I loaded twenty cases boys, Then headed for the shore Unloaded them as quick as that And then pulled back for more Smith was pulling for the shore But he scarcely could be seen Under near two hundred chickens And a leather couch of green From the Lovely Athens Queen Well, here's to all good salvagers Likewise to Ripper Rock And to Napolean Brandy Of which now we have much stock We eat a lot of chicken And sit on a couch of green And we wait for Ripper Rock to claim Another Athens Queen Oh the Lovely Athens Queen Line Breaks |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: stan Rogers Athens Queen From: Joe Offer Date: 21 Nov 99 - 12:23 PM I thought this one would be on the Stan Rogers Page (click), but I can't find this song there. Anybody got the lyrics? -Joe Offer, back in the land where the toilets have seats- |
Subject: stan Rogers Athens Queen From: Stoddard19@aol.com Date: 21 Nov 99 - 11:07 AM |
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